Raymond's strength had taken a massive leap forward, and he was naturally excited. With that being said, he was still concerned about The Dark Sabre Gang. Since he had killed an entire squad the prior month, he was expecting some form of retaliation to come his way. Considering how much stronger he had grown, Raymond could battle an ordinary 1st step spirit-refining expert without breaking a sweat, and if he went all-out, he was confident in winning against someone who was already on the 2nd step.